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And with The Fresh Prince getting a dramatic, more serious reimagining called Bel-Air this Sunday on Peacock, it should be remembered that the original series never shied away from hard topics. To feel the air get a bit stuffier as he clings to Uncle Phil’s chest and grimaces, “How come he don’t want me, man?”Īs I got older, I realized just how powerful that embrace was.
But that’s the tragic beauty of the 21-plus minutes of “Papa’s Got a Brand New Excuse.” You don’t need to share Will’s exact experience to still feel that scene. I couldn’t fully grasp the importance of that moment. But I was fortunate enough to have two parents in the household, with a loving Black father. Sure, I knew there were people who grew up in single-parent homes and had friends who didn’t know their birth parents at all.
When I first watched, as a child, the iconic hug scene from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, I couldn’t fully understand it. This is a story all about how pop culture got flipped, turned upside down. To mark the occasion, The Ringer is looking back on the legacy of the original series and the influence of the star who defined it, Will Smith. This Sunday, Peacock will premiere the first episode of Bel-Air, a contemporary, dramatic reimagining of the beloved ’90s sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
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